Care Agreement Document

Samantha Kerr made this Freedom of Information request to North Lanarkshire Council This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

The request was partially successful.

Dear North Lanarkshire Council,

Per the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, please supply me with all information contained in your records:

1. A blank copy of all care agreements used by west lothian social work children and families.

I direct you to the following care agreement and would advise this is the nature of the recorded information I am seeking but is not limited to Kinship care agreements.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/6...

My request is for any and all care agreements made by yourselves

My request is for any and all care agreements made by yourselves.

Yours faithfully,

Samantha Kerr

Keachie Jacqueline, North Lanarkshire Council

Dear Ms Kerr

I acknowledge receipt of your email which is receiving attention.

I shall contact you again when I am in a position to respond more fully to your request.

Yours sincerely

Jacqueline Keachie
For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre
Windmillhill St
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
01698 302232

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Dear Keachie Jacqueline,

Please accept my apologies my request should read as follows:

1. A blank copy of all care agreements used by your social work children and families.

Yours sincerely,

Samantha Kerr

Keachie Jacqueline, North Lanarkshire Council

I am currently out of the office. All e-mails will be forwarded  to a
member of the Freedom of Information Team, who can be contacted on 01698
302 232.

 

 

Keachie Jacqueline, North Lanarkshire Council

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Dear Ms Kerr

I refer again to your email dated 7 February 2020 seeking a copy of care agreements.

Having investigated, please find attached blank copies of care agreements, adjusted to exclude anything not relevant to your request and anything which constitutes personal data in respect of which disclosure would contravene the data protection principles and that this constitutes a ground of absolute exemption in terms of Section 38 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The details edited from the documents which are effectively being released into the public domain for all to access are – the name of an individual and telephone numbers.

I can advise that North Lanarkshire Council, having regard to the provisions of Section 21 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, has established a procedure whereby any person who has requested information and is in any way dissatisfied with the decision on that request, can within forty working days require a review of that decision by writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell ML1 1AB. Accordingly, if you are dissatisfied with this decision and seek such review please write to the Head of Legal and Democratic Solutions.

I would advise, also, that in terms of Section 47 of the Act a person who is dissatisfied with a notice given by the local authority under Section 21 of the Act - ie. a notice following a review of a decision by a local authority, or by the failure of a local authority to give such a notice - may make application to the Scottish Information Commissioner for a decision as to whether, in any respect specified in that application, the request for information to which the requirement relates has been dealt with in accordance with the Act. Such an application must be made within six months of the review decision and be in writing or in another form which, by reason of it having some permanency is capable of being used for subsequent reference. The application must state the name of the applicant, and provide an address for correspondence. The application must also specify the request for information to which the requirement for review relates, the matter which gave rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the original decision of the local authority and the matter which gives rise to the applicant’s dissatisfaction with the decision on review by the local authority or the failure of the local authority to issue such a decision. The Scottish Information Commissioner can be contacted as follows:-

Scottish Information Commissioner
Kinburn Castle
Doubledykes Road
St. Andrews
KY16 9DS
email: [email address]

Appeals to the Scottish Information Commissioner can also be made online via the following link: -

www.itspublicknowledge.info/Appeal

I hope this information is sufficient for your purpose. If, however, you require further information – or I can assist in any other way – please let me know.

Yours sincerely

Jacqueline Keachie
For Freedom of Information Co-ordinator
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre
Windmillhill St
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
01698 302232

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